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Parfetts appoints Richard Bone as commercial director
Bone will join from Unitas, where he was financial director
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Holland & Barrett pledges to close women’s health ‘gap’ with £4m investment
The four-part, three-year commitment comes alongside a £4m investment in training store staff, research into women’s health and improving product innovation
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Fruitella gets RTD treatment in latest retro launch from Manchester Drinks Co
The pouches are to roll into 670 B&M stores from 29 April
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Wilko relaunches click & collect nationwide
Shoppers can choose from over 30,000 products on Wilko.com and collect as little as two hours later at no extra charge
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Harvey Nichols appoints Julia Goddard as new CEO
Her appointment ends what has been a months long search following long-standing CEO Manju Malhotra’s shock decision to stand down in 2023
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Smol losses increase amid investment drive
Revenues raced 27% higher to £31.2m in the year to 30 June 2023 as it served more customers and registered higher spending, supported by new product launches, according to its latest accounts
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Major growers report turbulent weather toll
Results posted this month at Companies House by Huntapac Produce and Puffin Produce cited weather issues as key challenges to profitability
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Yoplait teams up with TV’s Josie Gibson for kids’ yoghurt push
Children were increasingly being fed ultra-processed, high-energy, nutrient-poor foods such as biscuits and cakes instead of yoghurt, Yoplait said
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Waitrose customer service workers no longer at redundancy risk
As many as 200 roles were at risk at key outsourcer Foundever, which handles customer service calls for Waitrose
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Biotiful Gut Health returns to profitability as kefir sales boom
Revenues jumped 22% to £23.8m in the year to 30 March 2023 at the market-leading kefir brand
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Magnum in further ice cream recall over plastic and metal fears
The affected products are 3x100ml packs of Magnum Almond Ice Cream Sticks
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Fridge Raiders launches multimillion-pound Get the Day Done campaign
The campaign centres on Fridge Raiders as a convenient, high-protein option for busy lifestyles, the brand said
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UK grocers lead the way in WWF’s sustainable palm oil ranking
Sainsbury’s and M&S jumped to the top spots alongside Waitrose and Co-op
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City snapshot: Danone posts ’good start to the year’ as Q1 sales rise
French dairy giant Danone has posted ‘broad based’ first quarter growth of 4.1% as sales volumes grew to start its financial year
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Media Bites 18 April: inflation, Holland & Barrett, lab-grown sausages
The latest inflation data is the main business story in a quiet day for fmcg in the papers
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Vegetable oil prices under pressure as UK rapeseed oil production plunges
UK rapeseed oil production has been in decline for the past two years
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The Artful Baker collapses under weight of cost pressures
The Dorset-based business, which also starred on Channel 4’s Aldi’s Next Big Thing, appointed liquidators from Leonard Curtis on 5 April after experiencing cashflow issues in recent months
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Persil hires Usain Bolt to promote new ‘short-cycle’ detergent
Bolt will feature in a multimillion-pound campaign to promote Persil Wonder Wash from May
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The Cheeky Panda adds nine-pack of Natural Colour Bamboo Toilet Tissue
The new SKU is available now from The Cheeky Panda website at £36 for five – a total of 45 rolls
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Cadbury rolls out new non-HFSS snacking range
The new non-HFSS Cadbury range Brunch Light launches at the end of April